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Time, I loved the light and playful virtuosity of your Leafy Tune. And your Breath was cool and reserved until the end, when I was left waiting to exhale. Bravo to both!

Everyone, thanks for your kind comments. So far, I seem to be so far from where I'd like to be in 525,600 minutes. Then again, it's the journey, not the destination. And currently, I'm journeying through a blue lullabye to a joyful sea.

See you on the other side.

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Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure, a musical solution. -- Novalis

Thanks everyone. I've also been spending some time on utoob watching some voice lesson videos, trying to learn how to breathe properly and how to expand my range. I'm also tempted to ask Norman if he gives language lessons.

This is neither a lesson or, technically speaking, language. In fact, I had to wait until my wife went for her morning constitutional before I muttered the following into my computer, lest she think I was a bit... touched.

This is neither a lesson or, technically speaking, language. In fact, I had to wait until my wife went for her morning constitutional before I muttered the following into my computer, lest she think I was a bit... touched.

Wow Norm ! If your morning starts off like this, how is your night going to end. This is AWESOME and you will get so many downloads on Boxnet that I expect Boxnet to slow down during the day.Can't wait to hear your next song.

Thanks Cus, I'm glad you liked it. The Emaj7 on m24 is really pretty plain. Just a 9 in it. I did like the way it sounded there. I do like the big sus chord that follows. Sus chords have this very open sound. Plus it is pretty wide on the piano so it sounds big. I like that.

Yeah Knotty that was a really great place you chose to put your big sus chord. I hadn't thought of using the sus in my arrangements. I've been careful to include the 3 so as to characterise the chord.But after listening to and looking at your arrangement, I'm going to be using sus chords. Do you find sus chords work best in the 2nd part of a measure which is in dominant ?

This is neither a lesson or, technically speaking, language. In fact, I had to wait until my wife went for her morning constitutional before I muttered the following into my computer, lest she think I was a bit... touched.

Very nice Ten. And your title is funnier than my title I like the way the second phrase answers the first phrase using the same rhythm. The third phrase takes that idea and develops it further and is answered by a long, satisfying answer to everything that comes before. For me, the last eight bars are very appealing both harmonically and melodically. Super job ten.

Hi 10I like it, I think it's your best composition. Very funny title too, there will soon be a ban on all surgical analogies, I blame Dave for starting the trend. And as Time said, the long lines are nice. I especially like your melody over the A doms.It will be worthwhile learning to play your composition with live LH chords.

Isn't All of Me a great standard. One of my favourite solos is Sarah Vaughan's.

thanks for the compliments. i also like it. especially the last 3 lines, which feel to me like they've always been there. composing lines after a bit of improv felt v different. just you gety a chance to think about where you're going, and to plan how you want to get there. if there's a question and answer, the answer came first.

i also think singing along with charlie has made a difference, especially for longer lines.

custard, have you done any composing lately?

i over played at the weekend and was in pain until yesterday. it really had felt fine so i clearly didn't allow enough recovery time. i'm completely banning rh typing and general piano. guitar is allowed, as are occasional rh chords. i've done some lh tunes to rh chords (sounds weird). need to accept rh wont be playing quavers for a while. feels better today, but i need to give it lots of time.

Yeah, the circle is cool isn't it. Composing helps improv and improv helps composing. A few weeks ago I composed over Lesson 7 Topsy changes, but I haven't practised it and I know I will keep on changing it. So I haven't posted it.Last night I composed ascending lines short, ascending lines long, descending lines short, and descending lines long for my new progression which is F maj in 3 scales. Tonight I will compose the snake.

thanks for the compliments. i also like it. especially the last 3 lines, which feel to me like they've always been there. composing lines after a bit of improv felt v different. just you gety a chance to think about where you're going, and to plan how you want to get there. if there's a question and answer, the answer came first.

Sounds a bit like Jeopardy.

I greatly enjoyed your composition as well -- a gentle soft-shoe. The comments regarding the interplay between improv and composition reminded me a bit of what I learned in theatrical improv: Accept all invitations (i.e. go with the flow), and improv will look scripted. Be there (i.e. experience the present moment), and what's scripted will look like improv.

In the meantime, Ten, I wish you a swift and steady recovery.

And thanks everyone for your compliments as well. Next time may be The Last Time.

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Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure, a musical solution. -- Novalis

well, here's my situation this weekend, pals. My wife Hari has just been diagnosed with endometrial cancer, and she is having her surgery this coming Monday morning at 6 AM way uptown. If we are lucky (decent chance), she will be be ok just with the operation and it will all be over. Meanwhile we have to get to the hospital tomorrow(6 miles away)in the middle of the storm of the century!

Blessings and keep swingin, play some good lines for me til we meet again:)

Hey 10, You're on the right track.You picked a tough first tune, but I agree that this exercise is hard with tunes that you don't know. It just is a pretty long tune so it might take a long time. But if you're up for it.

I can't imagine doing a tune I don't know well (as in, most jazz standards). Seems a bit self-indulgent, but I'm really buoyed up by the fact that I can do this. Never knew i could. I'm thinking of doing Summertime next. the sub-plot is I feel this need to know all the cliched numbers so I could to a cocktail gig, if one were to come up. Mad, I know.